electrolux ovens cooking functions / operating sequence 3
function description
Rapid
heat
Heat comes from the element surrounding the fan as well
as the smaller element above the food. This allows you to
preheatyouroven30%quickerthanonstandard‘Bake’.
‘RapidHeat’isidealforcookingfrozenpre-cookedfoods
suchassavourypastries,pizzas,minimeals(TVdinners),
meat pies and fruit pies. Simply place the food in the oven
straightfromthefreezerandheat.Cookintheupperhalfof
the oven for best results.
Fan
Heatcomesfromtwoelements,oneaboveandonebelow
the food. The fan circulates the hot air around the oven cavity
so that you can put the food in different places in the oven
and still cook them at the same time. You should only use
amaximumof2shelveswith“fanassist”.Donotusethe
bottomshelf.Iftwoshelvesareused,foodontheshelfinthe
higherpositionwillcookrstandshouldthenberemovedto
allowthefoodonthelowershelftonishcooking.
Fan
Heat comes from the element surrounding the fan. This fan
circulates the hot air around the oven cavity so that you can
put your food in different places in the oven and still cook
thematthesametime.Youcanuse‘Fancook’functionfor
multi-shelfcooking,reheatingcookedfoods,pastriesand
completeovenmeals.Itwillcookatalowertemperature
and be faster than baking. Please note that some variation in
browning is normal.
pizza
Heatcomesfromtwoelements,oneaboveandonebelow
the food. The bottom element is a clean heat element and
isbelowtheooroftheoven.Bothelementsarecontrolled
by the thermostat and will turn on and off to maintain set
temperature.Youcanusethe‘Bake/pizza’functionforsingle
traysofbiscuits,scones,mufns,cakes,slices,casseroles,
bakedpuddings,roastsanddelicateeggdishes.
Pastry
Heat comes from the clean heat element below the food.
The element is controlled by the thermostat and will turn on
and off to maintain the set temperature. The ‘Pastry’ function
canbeusedtoaddextrabrowningtothebasesofpizzas,
pies,andpastries.Cookinthelowerhalfoftheovenwhen
you are using only one shelf.
Defrost
The‘Defrost’functionuseslowtemperatureairthatis
circulated by the fan. You can defrost (thaw) your food before
youcookit.Youcanalsouse‘Defrost’toraiseyouryeast
doughandtodryfruit,vegetablesandherbs.
Fan
grill
‘FanGrill’offersyouthebenetsofboth‘Bake’and
traditional‘Grill’functions.Thegrillelementturnsonand
off to maintain set temperature while the fan circulates the
heated air. The oven door remains closed for fan grill. You
canuse‘FanGrill’forlargecutsofmeat,whichgivesyoua
result that is similar to ‘rotisserie’ cooked meat. Put your food
on a shelf in the second lowest shelf position. Put you grill
dishonthelowestshelftocatchanyspills.Whenusing“Fan
Grill’itisnotnecessarytoturnfoodoverduringthecooking
cycle. Set temperature to 180°C.
Grill
‘Grill’functiondirectsradiantheatfromthepowerfulupper
elementontothefood.Youcanusethe‘Grill’functionfor
tendercutsofmeatsteak,chops,sausages,sh,cheese
toastiesandotherquickcookingfoods.Grillwiththeoven
door closed. Preheat your grill for 3 minutes to get the best
results.Thiswillhelpsealinthenaturaljuicesofsteak,chops
etcforbetteravour.Youcanslideyourgrilldishintoeitherof
the 2 spaces within the uppers pairs of support rails.
Maxi
grill
‘MaxiGrill’directsradiantheatfrom2powerfulupper
elementsontothefood.Youcanusethe‘MaxiGrill’function
fortendercutsofmeat,steak,chops,sausages,sh,cheese
toastiesandotherquickcookingfoods.Grillwiththeoven
doorclosed.‘MaxiGrill’allowsyoutotakefulladvantageof
thelargegrilldishareaandwillcookfasterthannormal‘Grill’.
Forbestresultsitisrecommendedtopreheatyourgrillfor
3minutes.Thiswillhelpsealinthenaturaljuicesofsteak,
chopsetcforabetteravour.Youcanslideyourgrilldishinto
either of the 2 spaces within the upper pairs of support rails.
Cooking functions
• Turnthefunctionselectorinanydirectiontothedesired
cooking function. The oven cavity light will come on.
Select the temperature
• Tosetthetemperature,turnthetemperatureselectorin
aclockwisedirectiontothedesiredsetting.Anindicator
light above the temperature selector will come on.
• Athermostatcontrolsthetemperatureinyourappliance.
Whenthetemperatureisreached,theheatingsource
switchesitselfoffandtheindicatorlightgoesout.When
theoventemperaturefallsbelowthedesiredsetting,
the heating source switches on and the indicator light
comes on again.
• Oncethefoodiscooked,turnthetemperatureselector
backinananti-clockwisedirection.Donotforceit
right round in a clockwise direction as this will result in
damage to the thermostat.
Note:
The desired cooking function must be selected
before the oven will operate.
Temperature estimations
IfarecipecallsforFahrenheit(°F)ornoactualtemperatures,
use the following table to determine the temperature (°C).
oven temperature°C temperature°F
Low heat
Cool
Veryslow
Slow
80
100-110
130-140
175
210-230
265-285
Moderate heat
Moderately slow
Moderate
Moderately hot
150-160
170-180
190-200
300-320
340-355
375-390
High heat
Hot
Veryhot
Extremelyhot
200-210
220-230
240-250
390-410
430-450
465-480
Operatingsequence